A 50-year-old woman allegedly murdered her husband with the help of their daughter in Malkangiri district of Odisha.

The woman, Mude Madkami, and her daughter Anjali Madkami, 18, of Balakati village were arrested on Wednesday. According to the police, the duo killed Padia Madkami, a migrant labourer and an alcoholic, to escape his torture and abuse.

On December 31, 2018, decomposed remnants of a half-burnt body were found in a bushy forest near Gorahunta under Malkangiri police station limits. Post-mortem and inquiry revealed that the body was of Padia Madkami and he had been killed on December 7.

Investigation suggested that the deceased had a history of torturing his spouse. His first wife and their son had left him for this reason.

Second wife

According to police sources, Padia Madkami continued to ill-treat his second wife, Ms. Mude, and their daughter, Ms. Anjali. When his torture became unbearable, Ms. Mude and Ms. Anjali decided to kill the deceased.

On December 7, the mother and daughter asked Padia to accompany them to the house of Ms. Mude's sister. On the way, the victim got drunk and started abusing and assaulting his wife. Both women then attacked him and hit his head with a stone. The man died on the spot. The duo then collected some dry straw and set his body on fire inside the forest, police sources said.